1 cup margarine
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups oats instant
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts chopped (optional)
Cream margarine and brown sugar; add eggs and vanilla. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Mix in oatmeal. In heavy saucepan mix sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, and margarine and heat till just melted. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Spread 2/3 of the cookie dough into 9x13-inch greased baking pan. Spread with chocolate mixture. Drop remaining 1/3 dough on top. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 minutes. Cool; then cut into bars. Makes 36 bars.